8m old refusing milk..please help!

[Mooncupflowethover]

Hi...I'm at my wits end with my 8m DS2. He drinks about 4oz of formula in the morning. I then offer him milk throughout the day. I'm lucky if I can get another 3oz down him.

He frets and screams and flat out refuses to drink. He won't take baby juice or water either. He has always been bottle fed aside for the first month when I combined breast/bottle (another story). So no problem with teats etc. This past week it's been one almighty battle to get him to drink anything at all. I'm at my wits end with it, and becoming very worried that he's going to dehydrate.

About a week ago he had a serious choking episode with his slightly lumpy food, up until then he was eating fine. Now I've had to go back to puree's as the slightest lump makes him heave and projectile vomit. It's all very stressful.

Has anyone got any advice on what I can do, or what the problem might be? V. grateful for all replies.

I'm not sure I can give much advice, but I can offer my sympathy!
My dd was much the same - really hard to feed milk to, either BFing or bottle feeding, then as she was weaned, she refused virtually all milk feeds. It drove me to distraction, I was often desperate to get some liquid inside her! I used to mix a bit of milk into (suitable) foods, and I found she was better with a cup (no spout or anything) though that could be messy.
I ended up weaning her more quickly than my other children - not ideal but she survived! (She's now 17!).
In retrospect, I worried too much, but it's hard not to I know.

Thanks for replying woah, it's so frustrating isn't it. I tried a cup and managed to get a couple of mouthfuls down him, hard when he's screaming. I'm wondering whether he just doesn't like the formula we're using.